#1 Songs in America
(June 5th)
1980 - "Funkytown"
Lipps Inc.
5/31 - 6/27
1981 - "Bette Davis Eyes"
Kim Carnes
5/16 - 6/19
1982 - "Ebony and Ivory"
Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
5/15 - 7/2
1983 - "Flashdance... What a Feeling"
Michael Sembello
5/28 - 7/8
1984 - "Let's Hear It for the Boy"
Deniece Williams
5/26 - 6/8
1985 - "Everything She Wants"
Wham!
5/25 - 6/7
1986 - "Greatest Love of All"
Whitney Houston
5/17 - 6/6
1987 - "With or Without You"
U2
5/16 - 6/5
1988 - "One More Try"
George Michael
5/28 - 6/17
1989 - "Rock On"
Michael Damian
6/3 - 6/9
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June 5th in 80s History
Other Notable Dates
(On June 5th)
1883 - The First Orient Express Departed From Paris
* Operated Until 2009
1956 - Elvis Presley Performed "Hound Dog" on The Milton Berle Show
* Shocked the Audience With His Suggestive Hip Movements
1982 - Martina Navratilova Won Her First French Open
Runner Up: Andrea Jaeger
Match: 7-6 (8-6), 6-1
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1985 - The Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta Braves Played a Game at Wrigley Field That Was Featured On the 1986 Film, Ferris Bueller's Day Off
* The Braves Beat the Cubs 4 - 2
Attendance: 25,557
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The First AIDS Case in the United States
Headlines
(June 5th)
1981 - The First Recognized AIDS Case in the United States Was Found in 5 Gay Men in Los Angeles
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1984 - Sheila E Released Her Debut Album, The Glamorous Life
* Reached #28 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
Fun Fact!
Martina Navratilova Won 18 Grand Slam Championships During Her Hall of Fame Career
Wimbledon: (1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990)
US Open: (1983, 1984, 1986, 1987)
French Open: (1982, 1984)
Australian Open: (1981, 1983, 1985)
Happy 80s Birthdays
1925 - Bill Hayes (Actor) Days of Our Lives
1951 - Ellen Foley (Actress) Night Court
1952 - Nicko McBrain (Drummer) Iron Maiden
1954 - Nancy Stafford (Actress) Matlock
1956 - Kenny G (Saxophonist)
1956 - Richard Butler (Singer) Psychedelic Furs
1971 - Mark Wahlberg (Singer)
1974 - Chad Allen (Actor) Our House
Fun Fact!
Kenny G is One of the Best-Selling Artists of All Time With Over 75 Million Albums Sold
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Other Notable Birthdays
Art Donovan (Football)
June 5, 1924 - August 4, 2013
Passed Away at the Age of 89 from Respiratory Disease\
Elected to the NFL Hall of Fame in 1968
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Mel Tormé
Passed Away on June 5, 1999 at the Age of 73 from a Stroke
Composed the Hit Christmas Song, "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire"
Ronald Reagan
Passed Away on June 5, 2004 at the Age of 93 from Alzheimer's Disease
40th President of the United States
Kate Spade (Designer)
Passed Away on June 4, 2018 at the Age of 55 from Suicide by Hanging
Suffered Many Years of Anxiety and Depression
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1981 - Cheech & Chong's Nice Dreams
Director: Tommy Chong
Starring: Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Stacy Keach and Paul Reubens
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $35 Million
1981 - Tuck Everlasting
Director: Fredrick King Keller
Starring: Margaret Chamberlain, Paul Fleesa, Fred A. Keller, James McGuire and Sonia Raimi
Budget: N/A
Box Office: N/A
1987 - Harry and the Hendersons
Director: William Dear
Starring: John Lithgow, Melinda Dillon, Don Ameche, David Suchet, Margaret Langrick, Joshua Rudoy, Lainie Kazan and Kevin Peter
Budget: $10 Million
Box Office: $50 Million
1987 - Cyclone
Director: Fred Olen Ray
Starring: Heather Thomas, Jeffrey Combs, Martine Beswick and Martin Landau
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $41,000
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80s Television
(On This Day)
No 80s TV Premieres or Finales On This Day
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1982 - Private Audition
Heart (6th Album)
Billboard Charts: #25
1984 - The Glamorous Life
Sheila E. (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #28
1986 - Afternoons in Utopia
Alphaville (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #174
1989 - Flowers in the Dirt
Paul McCartney (11th Album)
Billboard Charts: #21
* Hit #1 in the UK and Norway
1989 - Passion (Soundtrack)
Peter Gabriel
Billboard Charts: #60
Soundtrack For the Film, Last Temptation of Christ
1989 - Raw Like Sushi
Neneh Cherry
Billboard Charts: #40
* #2 in the UK
Over 2 Million Copies Sold Worldwide
1989 - Babeti Soukous (Live Album)
Tabu Ley Seigneur Rochereau and Afrisa International Orchestra
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1981 - Nolan Ryan Became the All-Time Walks Leader
1. Nolan Ryan (2,197)
2. Steve Carlton (1,833)
3. Phil Niekro (1,809)
1982 - Martina Navratilova Won Her First French Open
Runner Up: Andrea Jaeger
Match: 7-6 (8-6), 6-1
1983 - Yannick Noah (France) Won His 1st and Only French Open
Runner Up: Mats Wilander (Sweden)
Match: 6-2, 7-5, 7-6 (7-3)
1988 - Mats Wilander (Sweden) Won the French Open
Runner Up: Henri Leconte (France)
Match: 7-5, 6-2, 6-1
1989 - Billy Smith Retired From the NHL
* He Was the Last of the Original New York Islanders Championship Teams
The Islanders Won 4 Consecutive Stanley Cup Finals (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983)
1989 - The Toronto Blue Jays Played Their First Game at the New Skydome
* The Blue Jays Lost 5 - 3 to the Brewers on a Monday Night
Attendance: 48,378
Paul Molitor (Brewers) Recorded the First Hit, Leading Off the Game With a Double
Fred McGriff Hit the First Skydome Home Run